NATIONAL PROJECT
 
 
NATIONAL PROJECT FOR REVIVAL OF TRADITIONAL ARTS & CRAFTS
   
The Ministry of Women Development collaborated with First Women Bank Ltd. for economic empowerment of rural women. Rs. 35 Million has been allocated for the pilot project which would span in 3 years, with a revolving credit line of Rs. 20 Million.

The major objective of the project is to enable the rural poorest of the poor women. Supplement their livelihood by supporting micro enterprise development, creating market linkages and maintaining inter-dependence between micro-credit and skill development. thus leading to their economic empowerment.

The project has been implemented in 54 villages and has disbursed Rs. 2.5 Million amongst 202 Women living below the poverty line.
 
 
 
  Ms Zarine Aziz, President representing a shield to
Ms Nilofar Bakhtiar, Federal Minister for Tourism(then Advisor to
Prime Minister for Women Development) at the Inauguration
of the Fwbl Preject Jafaksh Aurat, at Gujranwala.
 
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